Photonics Prague 2005

9. Non-linear Materials, Devices and Applications

Discrete Optical Solitons
Roberto Morandotti et Al (see comments)
INRS-EMT, Varennes, QC (Canada)

Nonlinear optics and liquid crystal modulators for controling laser beams.
JP. Huignard; A. Brignon; L. Lombard; J. Bourderionnet; B. Loiseaux.
Thales Research and Technology. 91404 Orsay.

Is optical CDMA viable technique for broadband networks?
Ivan Gleska,b, Varghese Baby,b, Camille S. Brèsb, and Paul R. Prucnal,b
a - Department of Experimental Physics, Comenius University, 842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
b - Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA

Method and device for ultrashort light pulse duration and temporal phase characterization
V.Kabelka1, A.V.Masalov2
1) Institute of Physics, Savanoriu 231, LT-02300 Vilnius 53, Lithuania; 2) Lebedev Physical Institute, Leninsky prosp. 53, 117924 Moscow, Russia

Optically induced two-dimensional photonic lattices in photorefractive lithium niobate
Vladimir Shandarov, Kseniya Shandarova, Stanislav Shandarov, Nikolai Burimov
Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Russia)

Passively mode locked operation of diode pumped Nd:YVO4 laser using either second harmonic nonlinear mirror or semiconductor saturable absorber.
Alena Zavadilová1, Václav Kubeček1,Jean-Claude Diels2, Andreas Stintz2
1Czech Technical University, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering,Břehová 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic ,2University of New Mexico, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for High Technology Materials, 800 Yale Blvd. NE, 87131 Albuquerque, NM, USA

Collisions of soliton-like light beams in dynamically-induced optical gratings
Oleg G. Romanov
Belarusian State University

Time-resolved four-wave mixing investigation for optical computing
Melnichenko E.V., Manykin E.A.
Moscow Engineering-Physics Institute (state university)

Photon blockade of light at the metal-nonlinear dielectric interface
Yuliy V. Bludov
A.Ya. Usikov Institute for Radiophysics and Electronics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 12, Acad. Proscura st., Kharkov, 61085, Ukraine.

Optical transients in Yb vapors
O.Khasanov (a), G.Rusetskii (a), D.Gorbach (b), N.Rubtsova (c), V.Ishchenko (c), E.Khvorostov (c)
(a) Institute of Physics of Solids & Semiconductors, NASB, (b) Belarus State University, (c) Institute of Semiconductors Physics, SB RAS

DYNAMIC GRATINGS IN PHOTOREFRACTIVE CADMIUM TELLURIDE CRYSTALS
O.K.Khasanov, O.M.Fedotova, I.N.Agishev, A.L.Tolstik, A.V. Koklyushkin, A.E.Korolev
(a) Institute of Solid State and Semiconductor Physics, Belarus National Academy of Sciences, (b) Belarusian St. Univ., (c) S.-Petersburg St. Polytech. Univ

PARAMETRIC REFRACTION AND REFLECTION OF TILTED OPTICAL BEAMS IN QUADRATIC MEDIA
Valery Lobanov, Anatoly Sukhorukov
Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Very low insertion loss and switching energy all-optical gate for 40Gbit/s WDM networks
D. Massoubre (1), J.-L. Oudar (1), J. Dion (1) and A. Shen (2), J. Decobert (2), J. Landreau (2)
(1) LPN-CNRS, Route de Nozay, F-91460 Marcoussis, France. (2) Alcatel-Thales III-V Lab, Route de Nozay, F-91460 Marcoussis, France

Novel scheme for all-optical NOTXOR implementation based on an ultrafast nonlinear interferometer
joseph désiré topomondzo(1), Hassan teimoori(2), didier erasme(2)
(1) Ecole Nationale d\'Ingénieurs de Brest, Parvis Blaise Pascal 29280 Plouzané-France; (2) GET-TELECOM Paris, CNRS URA 820, 46 rue Barrault, 75634 Paris France

Phase conjugation properties of a-As-S-Se films
Andris Ozols, Kaspars Ozols, Girts Ivanovs
All authors are with Riga Technical University, Kalku iela 1, LV-1658, Riga, Latvia Kalku iela 1, LV-1658, Riga, Latvia. A.Ozols is also with the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Kengaraga iela 8, LV-1063, Riga, Latvia

Observation of bright discrete gap solitons in one-dimensional photonic lattices in lithium niobate
Kseniya Shandarova, Vladimir Shandarov, Detlef Kip
Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Russia); Technical university of Clausthal (Germany)

Four-wave mixing in microresonators with resonance and thermal nonlinearities
О. Ormachea*, O.G. Romanov*, A.L. Tolstik*, J. L. Arce-Diego**, D. Pereda-Cubián**, F. Fanjul-Vélez**
*Laser Physics and Spectroscopy Department, Belarusian State University; **Applied Optics Techniques Group, TEISA Department, Cantabria University

QUASI-SOLITON REGIME OF HIGH INTENSIVE PULSE PROPAGATION IN BULK DIELECTRICS
A.P.Sukhorukov (a), N.Yu.Vislobokov (a), O.K.Khasanov (b), T.V.Smirnova (b), O.M.Fedotova (b)
(a) Physics dep., Moscow State University, (b) Institute of Physics of Solids & Semiconductors, Belarus National Academy of Sciences

Experimental determination of coupling coefficient in semiconductor optical amplifier subjected to the cross polarization modulation
Joseph Désiré Topomondzo(1), Didier Erasme(2), Edouardo Alvarez(3), Horacio Soto(3)
ENI de Brest, Parvis Blaise Pascal, 29280 Plouzané-France; (2) GET-TELECOM PARIS, CNRS URA 820, 46 rue Barrault, 75634 paris France; (3) CICESE-Fisica Aplicada, km-107, carretera Tijuana Ensenada, Ensenada 22860, Baya California, Mexico